Facing rising labor costs, several notebook ODMs such as Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics are starting to push automation across their production lines in China for 2014. Compal expects automated production to save 2% of its ...
Tags: Automation, Notebook ODM Industry
The 10 largest vendors will together account for 69% of global LED lighting product sales in 2013, according to Taiwan's Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association (PIDA). The 10 largest vendors and respective global shares ...
Tags: LED Lighting, Lighting
Everlight Electronics has released its third-quarter 2013 financial report, with net EPS of NT$2.63 for January-September being the highest among Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers as well as LED packaging houses. Its net ...
Tags: Everlight, LED Makers
Power Steel Co. (PSCO), one of Taiwanese major re-rolling mills in small sizes rebar production said that the company has recently received one export order from Asian buyer with the order quantity to be more than 10,000 tons. According to ...
Tags: Power Steel, Export Market
Driven by firm steel prices in the Taiwanese domestic market, most of Taiwanese electric furnace (EF) mills’ third quarter sales have stayed firmly. Tung Ho Steel, the major rebar and H beam makers in northern Taiwan has reported that ...
Tags: domestic market, electric furnace
According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in September this year Turkey's stainless flat steel imports fell by a slight margin of 0.44 percent compared to the previous month to 41,700 metric tons, following ...
Tags: Stainless Flat Steel, Mineral
Malicious software aimed at stealing online banking credentials surged in the third quarter of this year to a level not seen since 2002, according to a new report from Trend Micro. The security vendor said it counted more than 200,000 new ...
Taiwan package manufacturer Harvatek reported a turnaround in 3Q13 after seven straight quarters of loss. Benefiting from an increase of 50 to60 percent in production capacity utilization rate in 3Q as well as investments of NT $22.39 ...
Tags: package manufacturer, Lighting
Asian spot butadiene prices have slumped 18-20% in November under selling pressure as buyers retreated amid ample supply. Key benchmark CFR China has fallen $360/mt or 20% since October 31 to be assessed at $1,400/mt Thursday. The FOB ...
Tags: Spot Butadiene Prices, Chemicals
The spread in Asia between paraxylene and feedstock isomer-grade mixed xylene hit a three-year low of $160/mt Wednesday, amid an open arbitrage into Asia for PX but tight regional supplies for isomer-MX. On Wednesday, Platts assessed the ...
Tags: Paraxylene, Chemicals
ManpowerGroup, a world leader in workforce solutions, has announced that ManpowerGroup Taiwan was the only employment services company to win top honors in the Private Employment Services Agency Evaluation by the Taiwan Council of Labor ...
Tags: ManpowerGroup, Taiwan, company, Twin Industry Recognitions
Embattled Taiwanese LED packager Everlight and Japanese manufacturer Nichia both published press releases on Nov. 6, 2013 regarding their latest YAG patent dispute in China. The two companies ongoing patent wars has rekindled LED industry ...
Tags: LED Manufacturers, Lighting
Taiwan package manufacturer Everlight released their 3Q financial data on November 13th 2013. Benefitting from street light recognized bids and recognized revenue from German subsidiary, the company’s 3Q revenue reached NT $6.99 ...
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It’s reported that China Steel Corp. (CSC), the largest carbon steelmaker in Taiwan announced to extend its No. 1 wire rod mill operation in order to meet the domestic market. The reason for CSC to remain the operation for No. 1 wire ...
Tags: Wire Rod Plant, Mineral
It is reported that Taiwanese China Steel Corp. (CSC) planned to get into Myanmar market by three different ways. First, Myanmar State-owned steel company has tried to seek for CSC's assistance in doing its electric furnace's improvement ...
Tags: Myanmar Market, Mineral